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      04-11-2018, 01:17 PM   #17
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I guess your mindset is anything under 10hp is nothing, but typically raising the compression from say 10:1 to 11:1 would result in a ~10hp bump once the timing and fuel is optimized for it. Is it worth it on anything besides a race car? I would say no.
No, my mindset is opening up the engine to replace the pistons and gaining zero horsepower wouldn't be worth it.
Agreed, I'd rather go down the route of a S54 transplant then build a N52 long block.
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